Receptacle carrier



Oct. 28, 1947. s. J. EeLAcKwEl-.L 2,429,917 RECEPTACLE CARRIER Filed March 2e, '1945 2 sheets-sheet 1 so' 4-4 J5* W +3 Oct. 28, 1947.

S. J. BLACKWELL RBCEPTACLE CARRIER Filed March 26, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 w figc/Bla Patented Oct. 28, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,429,917 RECEPTACLE CARRIER Sanford J. Blackwell, st. Louis, M0. Application March 26, 1945, Serial No. 584,782

Claims. 1

This invention relates to a carrier and holder for bottles and similar articles and has for its plmary object the provision of a rugged and durable bottle carrier.

Another object is the provision of such a carrier of extremely simple design, construction and lightness so that its parts may be made by extrusion or stamping, the choice of material being very wide, such as aluminum or other metals, plastic, etcetera. l

Another object is to enable one to manufacture the parts very cheaply and form them so that the assembling of the nished article is a very simple operation and may be done by comparatively inexperienced help and by hand.

Another object is the easy repair or replacement of damaged parts.

Another object is to provide a receptacle carrier in which the component parts are retained in proper position without the use of rivets or welding or similar means. y

A further object is the provision of a cover or hood arranged to permit ready insertion of the bottles and also to hold them rmly in place during transportation of the carrier.

This cover may be made of any suitable material such as cardboard, fabric, etcetera. It has the additional feature of providing a prominent.

display area for advertising purposes- The manner of accomplishment of the above and other objects, which will appear hereinafter, will become apparent from a, reading of the specication, taken Yin connection with the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the assembled carrier,

Figure 2 i's an end elevation of the carrier,

Figure 3 is a side view, partly in section, illustra'ting some details and the position of the bottles in the carrier,

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view illustrating details of the carrier,

Figure 5 is a sectional detail taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4, and looking in the direction of the arrows,

Figure 6 is a sectional View taken on the -line base II has the upward extending arms I2 and I3, having arranged intermediately the oiTset portionsr M and I5, the topv portions of said arms extending slightly above the guard members I6 and El. Said members being very vclearly shown in Figure 4.

Referring more especially to Figures 3, 4 `and 5 the guard members It and I1 are two separate pieces and act to retain the bottles in an upright position, both on the sides and. .at the ends of the i After the grooves of the guards have been inl-- terlocked, the ends and 25 of the handle 27 6 6 of Figure 3 and looking in the direction of the arrows,

Figure 7 is a plan View of the blank of the cover, and

Figure 8 is a fragmentary inner side elevation of a modification.

Referring now to Figures 1 and 2 the numeral I0, generally indicates the carrier, the base or bottom being indicated by the numeral II; The

are depressed downwardly through 'the grooves and are threaded for reception of the 'nuts 2B andY During the assembling of the carrier these nuts are placed on the handleends 25 and 2li on the outside of the base II; this being accomplished by arranging the openings 3u and 3l below the handle ends, whereby when the handle is depressed said ends will protrude through the open-- ings rendering application of the nuts a simple matter. The handle is then raised, drawing the nuts through the openings 30 and 3|, the oiset portions I4 and I5 limiting the upward movement of the handle by contact of the nuts therewith, said offset portions also permitting thev guards to lie wholly Within the outer limits of the base The arms I2 and I3 and nuts 28 and 29 being so close together the arms will act as a lock, thereby retaining the nuts in their proper position.

' The slidable relationship of the handle and grooves permits depressing of the handle while the carrier is not being transported, thus saving considerable space on the shelf and also facilitating packing a number of carriers for shipment.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional View illustrating the close relationship of the arm I2 and nut 28 and also of the nut 28, the handle end 25 and opening 39.

- In order to more surely retain the bottles in their proper Vpositions there is provided a flexible cover 35, one end of which may be fastened in any suitable manner, such as by cementing, to one of the guards l5, the other end being loosely attached to the guard l1.

Referring to Figure 7 a blank of the cover is illustrated showing the desired crimping thereon v and preferably is arranged so that the end tab 36 may be attached to the inner side of guard l, the blank then being folded at 3'! around the upper edge of the guard I6 and down and around the lower edge at 38. The face section 39 of the blank then covers and protects one side of the carrier. At the top are three additional crimpings 49, 4I and 42, these crimpings permitting the horizontal portion 43 to bend without breaking when the handle 21 is depressed. The other face 44 covers and protects the other side and unlike the face 39 it passes on the outside of the guard l1, being folded at 45 to permit the tab 46 to lie adjacent the inner side of guard il and be held in such position by pressure of the bottles thereagainst. The positioning of the face 44 on the outside of the guard facilitates making the loose attachment by the tab 46 after the bottles have been placed in the carrier.

It is immaterial to which guard the permanent attachment is made.

Between the various crimpings ample space is afforded for advertising purposes.

The modification shown in Figure 8 indicates that the guard members IS and H forming the side walls can be constructed instead, with wire or rod elements |501 and lb the ends of which engage in holes formed in the sides of the upward extending arm 12a which represents the corresponding parts l2 and I3, Ears with holes therethrough to receive the 'end of the handle 21 are identied as Ia and |811. Both sides of the carrier will be alike in the modified form described.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and easily assembled receptacle carrier, the parts being held together without the use of rivets, welding or other expensive means for retaining the parts in proper relationship.

In the drawings and specification I have shown and described the ends of the handle as being threaded for reception of nuts to limit the movement of said handle, but other means, such as oisets, on said ends, may be used, 'as Well as drilling the ends for insertion of cotter pins therethrough.

What I claim is:

1. A receptacle carrier comprising a handle, a base, upwardly slotted extending arms on said base, a plurality of encircling guards, and grooves in said guards, said arms arranged for the inward reception of said grooves, the grooves of said guards arranged to lie one within the other, the ends of said handle extending through said inwardly extending grooves and retaining said grooves and said upwardly extending arms in spaced relation, said handle ends being removable from said grooves whereby, said guards may be separated one from the other and from said base.

2. A receptacle carrier comprising' a handle, a

50 Number Number ing upwardly extending arms thereon, encircling guards .arranged at the upper portion of said arms, and a slidable means retaining said arms and said guards in their predetermined positions, a flexible cover for said receptacles one end of which is securely fastened to one of said guards, the other end being detachably connected to another of said guards.

4. A bottle carrier comprising a bottle support, upwardly extending arms on said support, inwardly directed offsets intermediate the upper and lower ends of said arms, slots in said arms above said offsets, encircling guards grooved at their ends, said slots being arranged for the reception of said grooves, said grooves being interlocked one with the other and a handle, the ends of which lie in saidgrooves and hold said guards and said arms in interlocked position.

5. A bottle carrier comprising a bottle support, upwardly extending arms onsaid support, inwardly directed offsets intermediate the upper and lower ends of said arms, slots in said arms above said offsets, encircling guards grooved at their ends, said slotsbeing arranged for the reception of said grooves, said grooves being interlocked one with the other and a handle, the ends of which lie in said grooves and hold said guards in interlocked position, nuts on the lends of said handle below said offsets and said nuts lying adjacent said arms whereby, said nuts are maintained in locked position.

SANFORD J. BLACKWELL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record inthe le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Washburn Mar. 28, 1939 Bennett Nov, 8, 1904 Smith July 23, 1941 King July 28, 1942 Sedgwick Sept. 14, 1943 Booth May 2, 1944 Brodgen Nov. 7, 1944 Goldman Mar. 5, 1946 Edgerton July 23, 1946 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain May 25, 1937 

